New Ulm Park and Rec schedule

•SouthPoint Recreation and Wellness Center Hours for Memorial Weekend: Friday, May 22 open 5 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Open swim offered from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 23 open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Open swim offered 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 24 ...

May 22, 2026

Trap range building bids miss target

By: Clay Schuldt

NEW ULM – The bids for the New Ulm’s trap range building project were a misfire. The New Ulm City Council voted to reject all bids received for the new trap range building projects received on April 28. The bids received came in higher than ...

May 22, 2026

Backer and Warmka to file, Mack to retire

NEW ULM – On Nov. 3, New Ulm will have three seats on the city council up for election, but only two of the incumbents plan to file for re-elections. The election filing period for the 2026 general election began Tuesday. Any candidate who ...

May 22, 2026

Area roundup: Nicollet knocks off USC in 2A tourney

PREP SOFTBALL NICOLLET 1, USC 0 (8 INNINGS) Seventh-seeded Nicollet upset second-seeded and fourth-ranked United South Central 1-0 in a Section 2A Softball Tournament game on Thursday. “I just kept telling the girls, ‘Give me one run ...

May 21, 2026

Kral advances in section tournament

BUFFALO LAKE — New Ulm’s Lillian Kral qualified to advance to the second day of the Section 3AA tournament after shooting a 100 in the first day at Oakdale Golf Club on Wednesday. The top five teams and the next 14 individuals not on the ...

May 21, 2026

Greyhounds advance to section quarterfinals

By: Ari Selvey

NEW ULM — While New Ulm Cathedral only scored in one inning, that was all the scoring the third-seeded Greyhounds needed as they came away with an 8-2 victory over sixth-seeded Mountain Lake Area/Comfrey in the second round of the Section 2A ...

May 21, 2026